4158 - Chronometer Makers of the World

With Extensive List of Makers and Craftsmen - first edition.

Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
History of the Word Chronometer
Identification Marks and Dating
Origins of the Detent or Detached Escapement
The Purpose of a Chronometer
John Harrison - Maker Extraordinary
The British Admiralty Plan of 1805
Two Great Names of the Nautical Sciences
Mercer Chronometers - Serial Numbers and Personalities
A Pictorial Guide to International Chronometers
Chronometer Part Names
List of Makers and Craftsmen
Interpretations and Abbreviations
Appendices:
The Royal Observatory at Greenwich - A Precise History
British Regional Craftsmen and Movement Makers
Bibliography and ReferenceS
Principal Museums Displaying Chronometers
Index
Colour Plates facing pages

291 pages

Edition : 1991